Sir Alex Ferguson told Premier League linesman 'that's how you handle me' after dispute

dailystar.co.uk:

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson after a verbal collision during a match. The ex-Premier League official was the man in the middle and the one with the flag at the very highest level of football.

On many occasions, he had the nerve-wracking responsibility of watching the line in front of a lurking Ferguson, who was a master at putting pressure on referees.Whether it was his infamous glances at his watch to instigate 'Fergie time' or his verbal tirades at referees, fourth officials, or lines-people, the Scot was an ominous figure during his time at United.

However, the legendary United manager once met his match in an equally confident and verbal Lynch.Read More: Gary Neville celebrates like every Man Utd fan in commentary box against Liverpool "I used to get on well with Sir Alex Ferguson,” Lynch said to the Under The Cosh podcast. "First time I met him I was on the touchline running the line."He could be quite vociferous from the box and he came out rasping at me over something, an offside I'd have given or not given.

He gave me a mouthful, so I gave him a mouthful back."And he came up to me at the end of the game and he said 'I've got to tell you son, that's the way to handle me when I get stroppy'.